This is why they should make actual figures of these characters. Take Ken Hale as an example. He's a frikkin' gorilla! But, since he's a pog, he's about 4x easier to kill than a prostitute. In reality it's just about the opposite.


Or so I've been told.

His powers:

Somehow a pog doesn't really seem appropriate to represent immortality and enhanced endurance.

All the characters listed could similiarly pass the "easier to KO than a hooker?" test, even if they aren't immortal gorillas.

This is not a reason to make their pogs more usable. Instead it's a clear sign that they need to make these characters as figures. With the new format that should be easier to do, as there's more characters per set and no need to waste 3 slots on an obscure character.

Bystanders should be just that. They're the victims that the heroes rescue, not the meatshields. The entire mechanic has always felt half developed to me, like they were developed for scenario rules that were never implemented. Personally, I'm glad that the completely non-thematic use of pogs will probably be reduced by this decision.

It's not the end of the world for pogs either. They're still tremendously useful in sealed play.

I reject that out of hand. If you are not old enough, or smart enough to grasp such a simple concept, then you should be playing Candy Land, or perhaps Yu-Gi-Oh.

I don't want bystanders to get keyword bonuses. I don't think they really need keywords at all. I just want to be able to add them to a thematic team without invalidating the theme.

That would be the best solution, that they not count either way.

I agree, that is definitely the best solution - is there any sort of official ruling yet?

And then:

I really wish I could rep you about a million times for this post alone.

Or maybe it's just a sign that the con artist should have just been made as a BST

Even if the con artist was a bystander, it still wouldn't justify a 1 click immortal gorilla.

True. But then, you could just replace Mallah as Ken